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Worksheet 2 on Chapter 9
Counting Atoms: The Mole
(Empirical/Molecular Formula)
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Mg2C
MgC2
MgC
Mg24C12
2 The molecular formulas of four compounds are given below. For which compound are the
empirical and molecular formulas the same?
A
B
C
D
propene, CH3CH=CH2
hydrogen peroxide, H2O2
ethanoic acid, CH3CO2H
ethanol, C2H5OH
3 When iron powder is heated in chlorine gas, brown crystals of iron chloride are produced
containing 65.5% by mass of chlorine.
(a) Calculate the empirical formula of the chloride.
(b) The relative molecular mass, Mr, of the chloride is 325. Deduce the molecular formula
of the chloride.
(c) Construct the equation, with state symbols, for the formation of the chloride from its
elements.
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4.
(a)
(b)
State two physical properties you would expect the compound to have.
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5 Iron carbonyl is a yellow liquid with formula Fe(CO)n. The relative molecular mass, Mr,
of iron carbonyl is 196.
(a) (i) Calculate the value of n in the formula.
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(ii) Iron carbonyl decomposes on heating to produce iron and carbon monoxide gas (CO).
Construct the equation, with state symbols, for the reaction.
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(b) Cobalt carbonyl has empirical formula Co(CO)4. The relative molecular mass, Mr, of
cobalt carbonyl is 342. Deduce the molecular formula of cobalt carbonyl.
O
O
S
O
O
O